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Concepts and methods of youth work
Through the 'Doing youth work series', "the collective challenges and achievements of young people, youth researchers and youth practitioners" are presented in an accessible compilation of our combined work to share with each other and, perhaps even more importantly, with those who will work with young people in the future" (Robyn Broadbent, Coordinator, Youth Work, Victoria University)
Researching youth
Described by UK researcher Sue Health as "one of the few current textbooks which focus exclusively on the specific methodological challenges of conducting youth research" ('Researching young people's lives', 2009, p.2), this collection of essays explores methodological issues in the field of youth studies. It interrogates how we research youth, and links these discussions to contemporary theoretical debates in the social sciences.
Sounds of then, sounds of now: Popular music in Australia
At a time when Australian popular music is enjoying increasing international critical and commercial success, this wide-ranging new collection offers a critical revision of popular music's place in Australian society. Its contributors are passionate about their subjects, thoughtful and theoretically interesting, and immensely knowledgeable, not only about the histories and personalities of the various kinds of music they write about, but also about the music itself.
Outrageous! Moral panics in Australia
In this detailed examination of case studies, a distinguished group of experts demystifies the social processes of moral panic in Australia. Set as a text for university students, this book is a fascinating read for all those who want to go behind the hysteria, the headlines and the sound bites.
Youth subcultures: Theory, history and the Australian experience
This is the classic text on Australian youth subcultures and an essential guide to the lifestyle and cultural concerns of young people in Australia.
Australian youth subcultures: On the margins and in the mainstream
This book explores the activities, attitudes, behaviours, images and experiences of young Australian people from widely diverse social backgrounds and personal circumstances.
Ethnic minority youth in Australia
Ethnic minority youth in Australia: Challenges and myths offers new perspectives on youth issues. From Vietnamese-Australian youth in Sydney's Cabramatta, to Muslim students in Port Hedland, this book provides stimulus for discussion, activity and further research.
Youth, crime and the media
Leading Australian researchers and commentators explore how youth are represented in the media. This collection shows how youth are too often represented as a threat to law and order, morality or community standards, but it also shows the media can be used as an expression of youth culture.
Against the odds: Young people and work
This 1998 text remains essential reading for anyone concerned with the issues surrounding young people and work.
Outdoor programs for young offenders in detention
OUT OF PRINT This publication offers recommendations for designing and conducting outdoor programs. These recommendations are designed to be readily accessible and applicable to existing programs as well as future endeavours in outdoor programming.
Opting out: Early school leavers and the degeneration of youth policy
The report includes extensive data on early leavers and reviews both the policy and research backgrounds to the issue, placing them within an international context. The report also covers 'the many programs which demonstrate that effective responses are possible', including examples of supportive school cultures and comments from teachers and students in these schools.
And when she was bad
Statistics and common knowledge tell us that young women compose only a minority of the cases dealt with in the juvenile justice system. Given these small (in comparison to male) numbers, it is unsurprising to find that facilities and programs to accommodate the needs of these young women are fewer in number and narrower in scope than those available to young men.
About NYARS reports
NYARS is a cooperative arrangement between the Federal Government and the State, Territory governments to facilitate nationally-based research into current social, political and economic factors affecting young people. NYARS produces a series of research reports known as NYARS reports.